That graph doesn't look bad. It indicates that the high temerature was 92F.
Yes, because the A/C came back online. That curve was nowhere near leveling off. There's 200 or so TiB of SATA in that room along with ~1500 ItaniumII processors...:)
- adding -1 Wrong (or -1 Misinformed), the opposite of "+1 Informative"
It's much better for the discussion if you post a reply explaining WHY they are wrong or misinformed. This *is* a discussion site, after all, and how else do you expect the person to understand why you think they are wrong?
Isn't it funny how they can poll game-show audiences of hundreds in three seconds flat.
Voting in Congress is done electronically also. However, a game show audience is passively sitting in chairs. They're all (by definition) in the studio audience at that very moment.
Members of Congress are not. They're out and about doing other things, and need time to return for a roll call vote.
All formal votes should record who voted what way so that they may be appropriately punished later on.
Formal votes occur quite often in Congress. If every vote were a roll call vote, little would get done. In Robert's Rules, anyone can move for a roll call vote, which someone must second. If the majority then wishes, a roll call vote must be taken.
For a roll call vote in Congress there must be a motion, and the motion must be seconded by 20% of the members present. The votes can take upwards of 15 minutes or more. This is straight from the Constitution (Article I section 5)
The point is that it's not a particularly high bar to place to get a roll call vote if one is desired (20 or fewer Senators, and 87 or fewer Representatives, depending on the number present). Tying up congress for the majority of votes that aren't really contentious is counter-productive. (Though I guess having Congress not doing anything is fairly desirable...)
Oh, we have a cable *modem*, but no actual broadcast television stations. Try plugging the cable into the TV. You may be surprised that you actually do have cable TV.
I don't think that USAnians realise how horribly their goverment treat even tourist visitors who've been arrested at anytime (regardless of any charge being bought, let alone a conviction).
Ha! The Federal government does that even to its own citizens! I was arrested back in college. The charges were dropped, but I was disqualified from a government contracting position some years later over the arrest, which didn't even go to TRIAL. That's where I learned about the concept of "protected" discriminations, which being arrested isn't.
I was recently in Haiti. While in the airport waiting for the flight back, I was talking to a guy from a Canadian firm erecting towers for the country's exploding GSM rollout. He explained to me that the power there is so unreliable, each cell site has 2 diesels, which run on 10 hour cycles. (Indeed, I did experience the unreliability) They don't even bother with local power infrastructure.
What that must cost to install and run at each tower is quite surprising to me.
They can't refuse to sell it to you, but they can refuse your credit card if you don't provide identification.
Unless your card is unsigned, they cannot require ID for either VISA or Mastercard. They may ASK, but their merchant agreement forbids them from not completing the sale if you refuse to provide it.
lately I found a lot of gas stations charding me an additional 1.25!!! to use the credit card. Is it really a violation?
Probably, the gas station has some sort of language that they give a "cash discount" of $0.0x per gallon, if you pay in cash. If that's so, then it may be acceptable. It's a fine line, certainly violating the spirit of the merchant agreement.
If they're adding a credit card surcharge, then the correct way to deal with it is to contact your card's issuing bank and make a complaint. I've had mixed success in so doing, but generally I complain about minimum purchase amounts, not surcharges.
Have you tried writing "return to sender" on it and stuffing it back in the mailbox? (Not that I've tried it...)
Most junk mail is bulk rate. It won't be returned, it will just be destroyed. If you get junk mail at the first-class rate, that would be returned.
Grandparent won't be able to get the post office to not deliver the mail. It's a federal crime (18 USC 1701, 1702). Postal employees have lost their jobs over such action.
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Yes, because the A/C came back online. That curve was nowhere near leveling off. There's 200 or so TiB of SATA in that room along with ~1500 ItaniumII processors... :)
A few weeks ago the A/C dropped out in one of our computer rooms. I like the resulting graph: http://leebert.org/tmp/SCADA_S100_10-3-07.JPG
Moderate those replies up?
Moderation should ideally be minimally subjective.
It's much better for the discussion if you post a reply explaining WHY they are wrong or misinformed. This *is* a discussion site, after all, and how else do you expect the person to understand why you think they are wrong?
Clear Channel owns a stake in XM. About 3% of shares from what I understand.
Spoken as a person who has apparently never lost a license key.
Voting in Congress is done electronically also. However, a game show audience is passively sitting in chairs. They're all (by definition) in the studio audience at that very moment.
Members of Congress are not. They're out and about doing other things, and need time to return for a roll call vote.
Formal votes occur quite often in Congress. If every vote were a roll call vote, little would get done. In Robert's Rules, anyone can move for a roll call vote, which someone must second. If the majority then wishes, a roll call vote must be taken.
For a roll call vote in Congress there must be a motion, and the motion must be seconded by 20% of the members present. The votes can take upwards of 15 minutes or more. This is straight from the Constitution (Article I section 5)
The point is that it's not a particularly high bar to place to get a roll call vote if one is desired (20 or fewer Senators, and 87 or fewer Representatives, depending on the number present). Tying up congress for the majority of votes that aren't really contentious is counter-productive. (Though I guess having Congress not doing anything is fairly desirable...)
oops, I meant this slashdot article: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/27/022121 8&tid=133
That reminds me of the very old /. story about KPMG... Somewhere in the comments is a (broken) link song to their song. I still hear it in my head every now and then. (Found it here: http://anthems.zdnet.co.uk/anthems/kpmg.mp3)
(I only use it to watch C-SPAN!)
Sadly, it looks more like the joke decapitated him. :(
This is incorrect. Some passive RFID systems do challenge-response authentication. See Exxon's SpeedPass. It does it BADLY, but it does it.
Ha! The Federal government does that even to its own citizens! I was arrested back in college. The charges were dropped, but I was disqualified from a government contracting position some years later over the arrest, which didn't even go to TRIAL. That's where I learned about the concept of "protected" discriminations, which being arrested isn't.
It's one of my pet peeve issues also.
Nonsense. They *DO* own their houses. And their banks have a lien on their homes. But the bank certainly does not own their homes.
My name is on my deed(s). Not my bank's name.
You missed fart => part. (Yes, I'm serious, at 7 minutes).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-Bus_(protocol)
Both wired (CAT-5) and wireless.
I was recently in Haiti. While in the airport waiting for the flight back, I was talking to a guy from a Canadian firm erecting towers for the country's exploding GSM rollout. He explained to me that the power there is so unreliable, each cell site has 2 diesels, which run on 10 hour cycles. (Indeed, I did experience the unreliability) They don't even bother with local power infrastructure.
What that must cost to install and run at each tower is quite surprising to me.
I know what they're saying, I mean, I ran straight out and bought a $400 Total Blender from Blendtec myself.
*eyeroll*
I like viral marketing because it tends to be that I seek it out, on my own schedule, not the other way around. Plus it has to be good.
Unless your card is unsigned, they cannot require ID for either VISA or Mastercard. They may ASK, but their merchant agreement forbids them from not completing the sale if you refuse to provide it.
I meant X to be some variable number of cents. :) As in $0.08/gallon. I just didn't feel like doing the math.
Probably, the gas station has some sort of language that they give a "cash discount" of $0.0x per gallon, if you pay in cash. If that's so, then it may be acceptable. It's a fine line, certainly violating the spirit of the merchant agreement.
If they're adding a credit card surcharge, then the correct way to deal with it is to contact your card's issuing bank and make a complaint. I've had mixed success in so doing, but generally I complain about minimum purchase amounts, not surcharges.
Wow, that's interesting. Thanks, I didn't know that.
:)
However, I think my point still holds true, because all of the companies in the article are US based.
Most junk mail is bulk rate. It won't be returned, it will just be destroyed. If you get junk mail at the first-class rate, that would be returned.
Grandparent won't be able to get the post office to not deliver the mail. It's a federal crime (18 USC 1701, 1702). Postal employees have lost their jobs over such action.
gah. forgot the slash in my closing blockquote tag.